The wild garden we call Louisiana is a beautiful and busy place in April: native iris, sage, and primrose in bloom; birds building nests in bald cypress, pine, magnolia, and oak trees; bees and butterflies visiting flowering shrubs and reminding us of the pollinators’ role in the berries we’ll enjoy this summer and fall. To […]
Native Plant Month in Louisiana – Gov. Edwards Issues Proclamation Read More »
UNO has recently completed the terms of a National Fish and Wildlife Foundation grant which enabled the purchase and planting of certain areas of campus that are now part of their Urban Bird Trail. NPI helped coordinate, plan and implement the plantings along with volunteers from Upward Bound Youth Group, Orleans Audubon, Master Naturalists, UNO
UNO Campus is a Hot Spot for Birds and Native Plants! Read More »
Saturday, Jan. 28th, 9am – 12 pm, 1235 Deslonde St., Lower 9th Ward, NOLA Hosted by Lower 9th Ward Homeownership Association and Neighborhood Association Sunday, Feb. 5th, 10am-1pm, 615 Opelousas Ave., Algiers Point, NOLA. Hosted by Algiers-Berhman Community Garden Saturday, Feb. 11th, 10am-12pm, 1855 Duels Street, 7th Ward, NOLA. Hosted by Healthy Community Services These great community partners are
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The Intergalactic Krewe of Chewbacchus is indeed saving the galaxy with the native Wildflower seeds of Clasping Coneflower (Dracopis amplexicaulis). The Vampiric Council of New Orleans sub-krewe will be handing out these one of a kind treasures during the parade on January 28th. They containing NPI-donated seeds of Clasping Coneflower, one of the easiest and
Saving the Galaxy with Ancestral Dirt and native Clasping Coneflower Read More »
Lobelia cardinalis, Cardinal flower, is one of the most impressive and striking native plants for your late summer garden. This short-lived perennial plant occurs naturally in moist locations, along stream banks, swamp edges, and low woods. In our gardens, they are easily grown in average moist garden beds, but are also the ultimate rain garden
Growing and Collecting Seeds from Native Cardinal Flower Read More »
June 11th-12th The French Market Creole Tomato Festival honors Louisiana’s produce, farmers, and our unique cuisine of which the Creole tomato is a star. Tabling at this fest was a great fit as we honored our unique native plants by giving away seeds and educating folks about their importance. It was a blast as you
NPI Tables at the Creole Tomato Fest! Read More »
This time of year brings such joy to native gardeners as pollinator activity on native plants really picks up and progression of flowering in the garden marches on from one species to the next. As early species decline and start to set seed, we have an opportunity to collect ripe seed from our plants to
Collecting Native Seeds – June Read More »
“Lawn is an ecological deadzone” says Doug Tallamy and yet it is the default option for so much of our landscaping. This year’s NPI exhibit at the NOLA Spring Garden Show, April 2nd and 3rd, will focus on ways property owners can reduce or eliminate their lawn area and replace them with native plantings that
LawnLess / LessLawn Read More »
Come and find us this weekend at the New Orleans Botanical Garden for the Spring Garden Show! We will be on the lawn in front of the Pavilion of the Two Sisters. Detailed Brochure 2022
NPI at the Spring Garden Show! Read More »
